Weather-shield for motor-cars.



' F. s, BLl-VEN.. I WEATHER SHIELDFOR MOTQR CARS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 30. I915 212,891, Patented Jan.l6,1917.

designates the lowor glass-plate,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK S. ELEVEN, Oil BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.'

WEATHER-SHIELD FOR MOTOR-CABS.

To all whom it'magfconcem Be it known that I, FI'iANK S. Bmvsm'e citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State ofMarylalncl, have invented certain new and HSBflll Improve-i merits in Weather-Shields for l'Mlotor -Cors, of which the following is o specification x This l'lvftnlliflfl relates to mi improved clearor shield L This 1m 1 glsis. Mites one shove the other and mount pants olit om", but on the otho Hitllltl they have on objectionable itetiture the open operture or crook along; the liori' with]. no Where two glass plates so listed. The crash or aperture is objectionable be cause in o rain storm, the rain tho: on tho upper glass runs clown anti fills the crack, and the wind, or the car moving forward through the air, has the effect to "f roe the rain from the oroolt gird throw Water onto the ts oi the ear" The oh' t transporen' 7 enough to hit. ,eritl along the open crevice h edges the two glass shield, a. i apply so h strip to the hash: sorface of the upper plate overlapping its lowervrost erlqje and with o portion of the said loppir .r aoly the uppermost edge otthe lower pi ii at its front surihoe, 21ml. till i to provide irioans to attach soicl strip to too upper plitili-j only.

The l'llW ion is illnstmteri iii the accompanyim in which Fipqu a front elemtion oi? it alone, hrolten at the center merely for the purpose of shortening its length proportio i and showing at each and one of the erttnohing clips.

Referring d 5, the upper glass-plate of an ordinary Weather Specification of .Letters Patent.

ex willing; downwardly and over-- i to the (ll-owing the numeral 4,

Patented Jan. 16, 191.7.

shield; these two plates are supported by side standards 6, in any of the Well-known meibliools of construction which permit of plates being variously adjusted. One plate shove the other and when the two plates are "in vertical position an aperture or track ii", is left open along the horizontal line between. the two glass plates. It is inex'oetlient for the horizontal sdjoiningedges o two gloss plates that form the open aperture l, to he in oontact, for the reason that any rough movement oi the car While traveling along roai'i might, if the glassedges oontaotecl, or were too 'olose together, cause one edge to lmoelr against the other itllil ship the 5 ms.

trash: 7, allo oar.

It is of importonoo that the clearvision of the two plate Weather-shield shall he preserved, and this object is fully kept in View in applying transparent strip 8, to proetimiliy cover said crack or he to heat into the aperture. This strip may he made of sheet celluloid that is clear and transparent, or any other soitmle 'trztiis imrent meteriztl may he used.

As one form mo, is for attaching the r- 53., to the upper es-plate 5, I provide St Gilli! metal clips tlmt will engage theupper glass plate Marlv also engage the strip 8.

One form of vclip is illustrated in the drawing ancl'designated by the numeral 9. This is on $-sha,peii clip; one of the hooks 10, of this clip tightly'grips one end of the transparent strip, leaving the other hook 11, of the some clip to grip onto the upper glsssplate 5, r many clips may he used to attach the seem necessary; in the present inst .106, @116. for the more purpose of illustration, two clips are shows, one being at each oml.

The strip is so appliod to the glass plates :is to cover the 'creolt orztpertiire 7, Mid to prevent the possibility of min Water that iii y heat against the upper glass 5, from. finiii np; its way to or through the said crack. The particular position of the transparent strip in relation to the glass plates is plainiy shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing; it will be seen the lower portion of the strip 8, ls clowmvzirrlly 11ml overlaps freely the "most eiiggo of the lower plate 4, at its upper alreadyexplained Each glass plate has a metal band 12, that.

binds three of its edges, but this construction is no part ofthe present invention.

My invention is not limited to the precise manner in which the transparent strip is shown to be positioned relative to the line of separation along the adjacent edges of the two glass plates.

Having described my invention what I claim .is,

' 1. In combination in a wind-shield, two glass sections with means for adjusting the sections, the adjacent edges of the glass sections being unframed so that the central portion of the Wind-shield is clear and transparent, means for closing the clearance opening between the sections in the form of a transparent strip of flexible material, and means for holding the transparent strip in position in the form of horizontally spaced members extending between adjacent surfaces of the pivoted glass sections.

2. In combination in a wind-shield, two glass sections with means for adjusting the sections to open and close the wind shield, means for closing the clearance opening be tween the sections in the form of a transparent strip of flexible material, and means for holding the transparent strip in position in the 'form of horizontally spaced clips to be inserted between the adjacent surfaces, of the pivoted glass sections.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses,

. FRANK S. BLIVEN. Witnesses:

7 0mm. B. MANN, J OHN W. Hnwns. 

